Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Mountain Aster

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Calomyscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Calomyscus	Oclemena
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.